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Topic: Murano Rooster Genuine? (Read 586 times)

Hi, I picked up this rooster at auction. No sticker.From what I've read, he seems to be genuine. The only thing missing is a pontil mark. Looking at how these figures are made though, I can see why there wouldnt be one.Can anyone shed any light on this piece?Thanks.http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a545/Doc_62/R_zpsq7f1dscu.jpg

hmmmm.I had to look up aventurine but there are actually 2 types of gold coloured flecks in it.One a flat solid that looks like gold leaf (going by pics I searched, a lot like aventurine) and a speckled gold that looks like aggregate.I thought he looked quite old. He came from an estate auction.I dont know much about murano so I will head the superior knowledge on this board Thanks for having a look.

Your rooster has copper aventurine and really the only thing that should be termed aventurine when talking about glass to avoid confusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldstone_(glass). It is/was used in Murano but mostly by Nason. Unfortunately the Chinese are very generous with it in their "murano" glass

Gold leaf is what normally appears in true Murano animals and their colours are also less vivid. I can't see anything that looks like gold in your rooster; I think it's just the way the aventurine shards have been worked